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008			100905s2010 enk b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2009940748
011			_aBIB MATCHES WORLDCAT
020			_a1848448929 _qhbk.
020			_a9781848448926 _qhbk.
035			_a(OCoLC)502097512
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042			_aukblcatcopy _anlmcopyc
050		4	_aRA793.5 _b.R45 2010
082	0	4	_a362.1 _222
100	1		_aReisman, David A., _eauthor. _9246616
245	1	0	_aHealth tourism : _bsocial welfare through international trade / _cDavid Reisman.
264		1	_aCheltenham : _bEdward Elgar, _c[2010]
264		4	_c©2010
300			_avi, 198 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aCover; Copyright; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. A taxonomy of trade; 3. Price; 4. Quality; 5. Differentiation; 6. Health tourism: the benefits; 7. Health tourism: the costs; 8. Health tourism and public policy; 9. The Singapore experience; 10. Health hubs in Asia; Bibliography; Index.
520	8		_aSpas, pilgrimages and trips to famous specialists are not new. What is new is the volume of patients willing and able to travel great distances for a variety of treatments and procedures. This book explains why health-related travel is growing rapidly in a world where social welfare is a global concern.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650		0	_aMedical tourism. _9330396
650		0	_aMedical tourism _xEconomic aspects _9798145
650		0	_aPublic welfare _9323009
650		0	_aInternational trade _xHealth aspects _9640142
650		0	_aHealth services accessibility _xEconomic aspects _9796579
907			_a.b11744947 _b25-09-20 _c27-10-15
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